Dear Friends,
As the new Managing Director of the Leo Baeck Education Center, I would like to share with you the following delightful item about Samia Diab, the Director of the Leo Baeck Community Center in Haifa, Israel, and the first Arab Muslim woman to head a Jewish Community Center in Israel. Samia was interviewed on December 28, 2017, on the “Trending” program of i24 NEWS, an international television channel that broadcasts news about Israel throughout the world. Samia spoke about the wide range of shared existence programs and activities carried out by the Leo Baeck Community Center, many of which are made possible through the partnership and support of the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv. The interview also focused on the community center’s activities during the Holiday of Holidays celebrations that took place throughout the month of December in Haifa with the participation of hundreds of Jewish and Arab families.
View the complete TV interview with Samia here.
On a personal note, what a promising and positive way to begin my new position and to bring in the New Year. I wish us all a prosperous new year and a productive partnership.
Rabbi Ofek Meir
Managing Director
Leo Baeck Education Center, Haifa
Hello.
My name is Tammy Cherbinsky. I was born and raised in Haifa and graduated Leo Baeck high school in 1990. I moved to the US about 15 years ago . My oldest daughter in in 10th grade now and my husband and i were thinking about maybe sending her for a semester, or a whole year, to Israel.
As i recall the school had an exchange student program of some sort, and a couple of class mates of mine went to the us fora few months.
Do you still run a program like that?
What will be involved with sending her to study in the school?
I will be happy to get any information regarding that.
Thank you very much and have a great day.
Tammy Cherbinsky